The symbolic court organized by the Initiative of 70 Million Steps Against Coups tries the generals responsible for the coup of September 12. Those who witnessed the brutal tortures of the period talked about their experiences.

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300 people were at Bilgi University to put the makers of the September 12 military coup on trial.

Court of Conscience for the September 12 coup, organized by the Initiative of 70 Million Steps Against Coups, had as its goal to try symbolically the makers of the September 12 Coup, generals Kenan Evren, Sedat Celasun, Nurettin Ersin, Tahsin Şahinkaya and Nejat Tümer, with the participation of those who witnessed the period.

As the country marks the 28th anniversary of the Sept.12, 1980, coup d’etat, the prosecution of the generals behind the coup, who still enjoy immunity based on a 26-year-old “temporary” constitutional article, has become an increasingly articulated demand by society.

An all-encompassing meeting headed yesterday by Prime Minister Erdoğan on the subject of the struggle against terror happened to fall on the same day as the seventh anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks.

I am very pleased about the military’s accreditation practices including more media outlets. Currently, the practice of accreditation is implemented not only toward newspapers and television stations but also towards specific individuals.